Architecture Talk

An edited excerpt from my teaching journal today. This is one reason I work so hard:
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There are now four students at MCHS that I have talked with about architecture. One  I met after he was working with a fellow MTR resident after school a couple of days ago. She had shared with me that he was interested in architecture, so I introduced myself and told him to come by our classroom so we could talk about architecture sometime. I am very tickled that he came by this morning. We talked about Palladio, and Italian architect, and I'm going to take a couple of books to share with him next week. 
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Then during House I asked one of our seniors about the art supplies that she had with her and found out that she is taking a design class at CBU this semester. She told me about a marshmallow project she was going to do in her class this afternoon and she told me that she is interested in fashion design and architecture. We talked about colleges that offered both of those programs and she asked me some great questions about the difference in an architect and an urban planner. I asked her to tell me about the marshmallow project after she got back from class today, and I was so excited to hear about how she built a structure with spaghetti and large marshmallows. 
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I am so excited that both of these students have a common interest with me, and that they care about learning more and recognize that I care enough that they report back to me both time I suggested it.